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CTE, NFL and NYC

NYC shooter who targeted NFL headquarters to undergo brain examination for CTE
Tamura expressed frustration with NFL's handling of CTE and had history of depression, headaches before killing four people in 2025 attack.
Did the Office Shooter Have CTE? The Brain Disease Goes Beyond the NFL.
Meiko Locksley, one of 152 athletes diagnosed with CTE before even reaching the age of 30 as part of the Boston University CTE Center’s 2023 study, never made it past college football and began exhibiting signs of the disease in his 20s.
Shooter targeted NFL headquarters, mentioned CTE in note, NYC mayor says
New York City Mayor Eric Adams said that the gunman in a mass shooting in Manhattan had a note on his body mentioning CTE.
NYC Authorities Will Examine Brain of NFL Shooter for CTE
Tamura claimed he had the disease, which can only be diagnosed posthumously. The post NYC Authorities Will Examine Brain of NFL Shooter for CTE appeared first on Front Office Sports.
NYC office shooter Shane Tamura left a note criticizing the NFL: 'Please study brain for CTE'
Investigators found the note in the wallet of 27-year-old shooter Shane Tamura who police said opened fire inside of 345 Park Avenue.
Cops say Shane Tamura, the NYC shooter who killed 4 people before taking his life suffered from brain-injury
Authorities have revealed that Shane Tamura, the man who shot four people to death at a Midtown Manhattan office building before ending his life last Monday, suffered from a sports-related concussion and several alarming mental health episodes.
Who has had CTE? Notable NFL players who suffered from disease
To date, nearly 350 former NFL players have been diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) after their death.
Park Ave. shooter Shane Tamura’s claims put NFL’s CTE problem in spotlight
The NFL’s long history with CTE has come under new attention after Monday’s deadly shooting at the Manhattan office building ...
Gunman targeted NFL, suicide note blames CTE brain injury for New York City mass shooting
Shane Tamura, the Park Ave. gunman who killed an NYPD officer and three others before taking his own life, left behind a ...
What is CTE? Explaining the disease referenced by New York gunman at NFL HQ building
The brain disease has most commonly been found in athletes in contact sports and others with a history of repeated brain ...
NYC shooter mentioned CTE, accused NFL of concealing its dangers in note. What is it and why does it impact so many football players?
Researchers have diagnosed many former football players with CTE since 2005. It can only be diagnosed through a brain autopsy ...
NYC gunman Shane Tamura referenced ex-NFL player Terry Long — who had CTE — in note slamming league
Shane Tamura, 27, killed an NYPD officer and three other people on Monday evening when he stormed the Midtown skyscraper that ...
The years-long history between CTE and the NFL
The midtown Manhattan shooter left a suicide note, asking for his brain to be studied, as he wondered whether Chronic ...
Manhattan Mass Shooter's Mom Told 911 He Was Being Treated for Sports-Related Concussions Before Targeting NFL: Cops
Shane Tamura speculated in a suicide note that he was suffering from CTE, a degenerative brain disease associated with sports ...